Lucas Cranach The Elder
Portrait Of A Man With A Spotted Fur Collar
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.410.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.410.000 GBP
Description
Lucas Cranach the Elder
KRONACH 1472 - 1553 WEIMAR
PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH A SPOTTED FUR COLLAR
inscribed upper right: BETALET ALL;
charged upper left with the coat of arms of the Agicourt[?] family
oil on oak panel
48.3 x 36.5 cm.; 19 x 14⅜ in.
William Holman Hunt (1827–1910), Draycott House, Fulham and later Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire; | His widow, Edith Holman Hunt (1846–1931), London; | Possibly with Theodor Fischer (1878–1957), Lucerne (according to Förster 1931 below); | With Julius Böhler, Munich, by 1914; | From whom purchased on 25 November 1915 by Dr Richard von Schnitzler (1855–1938), Cologne; | Possibly acquired directly from the above by the father of the prese
KRONACH 1472 - 1553 WEIMAR
PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH A SPOTTED FUR COLLAR
inscribed upper right: BETALET ALL;
charged upper left with the coat of arms of the Agicourt[?] family
oil on oak panel
48.3 x 36.5 cm.; 19 x 14⅜ in.
William Holman Hunt (1827–1910), Draycott House, Fulham and later Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire; | His widow, Edith Holman Hunt (1846–1931), London; | Possibly with Theodor Fischer (1878–1957), Lucerne (according to Förster 1931 below); | With Julius Böhler, Munich, by 1914; | From whom purchased on 25 November 1915 by Dr Richard von Schnitzler (1855–1938), Cologne; | Possibly acquired directly from the above by the father of the prese
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Portrait Of A Man With A Spotted Fur Collar by Lucas Cranach I was sold in the Old Masters Evening Sale auction at Sothebys in London in July 2018. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,410,000.00 (€ 2,702,139.93), 21% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Lucas Cranach I have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Bocca Della Verità (The Mouth Of Truth) in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 9,333,000.00 (€ 13,231,059.30).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Man With A Spotted Fur Collar von Lucas Cranach I wurde im Juli 2018 in der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.410.000,00 (€ 2.702.139,93) und damit 21% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Lucas Cranach I auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Bocca Della Verità (The Mouth Of Truth) im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 9.333.000,00 (€ 13.231.059,30).
Lucas Cranach I - Auction history
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